TIGERS TRAVEL TO LOCAL RIVAL COPPIN STATE ON SATURDAYTowson wraps up non-conference play at 4 p.m.

BALTIMORE, Md. — The Towson men’s basketball team will wrap up non-conference play on Saturday at Coppin State.

The Tigers, who have already defeated Navy, Morgan State and UMBC during non-conference play, will be attempting to go 4-0 against teams from Maryland this season.

Fans can listen to the game on the Towson Sports Network (TSN) with Dustin Semonavick calling the action.

Towson (8-6), still seeking its first win away from home, is coming off a 72-64 win over New Hampshire on Monday at SECU Arena.

Senior Jerrelle Benimon posted his fifth straight double-double with 24 points and 14 rebounds against the Wildcats. Classmate Mike Burwell dished out a career-high nine assists in the win.

Coppin State (4-9) has dropped five straight since starting the year 4-4. The Eagles did win at Oregon State onNovember 10 and they’re 2-1 at home this season.

Senior forward Michael Murray leads Coppin State in scoring at 15.1 points per game. The Eagles allow 79.1 points per game, last in the MEAC. They are also last in rebounding margin (-6.2), a stat that the Tigers rank 18th in the country in. Coppin State does average 6.3 three-pointers made per game, a number that ranks second in their conference.

Towson leads the all-time series against Coppin State, 6-5. However, the Eagles have won each of the last two meetings between the squads.